Library Summer Hours Announced

The 2011 summer hours for the Lehman Library are as follows:


Term III –  Monday through Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

                Saturday & Sunday – Closed

Term IV -- Monday through Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

                Saturday & Sunday – Closed

Term V – Monday through Thursday, 7:30 am – 9:00 pm

               Friday, 7:30 am – 4:00 pm

              Saturday – Closed

Starbucks Summer Hours


Beginning Thursday, May 26th - Monday through Friday, 7:30 am - 3:00 pm
 
Contact Assoc. Dean Barb Rotz if you have a question - bdrotz at ship.edu

National Library Week Database Trial

From April 10th through April 24th the library has access to the following database trials:

• Gale NewsVault — More than 10 million digitized pages
• Global Issues in Context — Today’s world issues from a global perspective
• Slavery and Anti-Slavery: A Transnational Archive — The largest, most ambitious collection devoted to slavery studies
• GREENR — An interdisciplinary approach to environmental studies
• Powerspeak Languages — The ultimate language learning resource
• Science in Context — How scientific disciplines relate to real-world issues

Try these databases from the Gale National Library Week web page.

Time Lords by Jim Mackey - Main Gallery

4D

April 1 - April 30, 2011


An exhibit featuring found objects discovered by the artist and transformed into the pieces displayed.

Theme: Our perception of time and space in relation to our personal reality, our cultural history, and our spiritual reality.

"Art is the dance of the soul and a pathway out of the darkness."

More Information

A Hike on the Appalachian Trail: Exhibit and Book Talk

A Hike on the Appalachian Trail - Exhibit - April 1-30 
Lehman Library - Main Level Exhibit Case

A children’s book about a short hike on the Appalachian Trail in nearby Michaux Forest by Drs. Carolyn and Doug Cook

The exhibit features:

• Original photos from GBLUES used as a basis for illustrations in the book
• Photos of Dr. Cook’s annual Luhrs Third Grade hike on the Appalachian Trail from Big Flat to Birch Run
• Information about the Appalachian Trail in Michaux Forest
• Backpacking and hiking equipment used on the AT

Book Talk by the Authors - April 14, 2011 -  4:00 pm - LL106

Drs. Carolyn and Doug Cook will talk about their newly published children’s book.  Books will be available for sale and signing. Free and open to the public.

GBLUES Author Visit - April 15

Dr. Carolyn Cook, will talk to Luhrs students about her newly published children’s book, based on her annual field trips to the Appalachian Trail when she was the third grade teacher at GBLUES. Dr. Cook will be signing books that have been purchased in advance.  Open to GBLUES Teachers, Students, and Parents.

Welcome BookScan Station to the Library!

Remember When Copiers Were Cool!  

And Disco was as Good as it Got?

 

Instead of killing trees (that's so 70s), you can now scan book chapters, articles, etc and easily save to a drive or email - to be read later on your computer. BookScan Station has an easy to use touchscreen interface.  Come to the library and stop copying and start scanning and reading onscreen. (You do read onscreen.  Don't you?)

Exhibit - Artifacts of War by Tim Chadwick

Exhibit - Artifacts of War by Tim Chadwick

Main Level Exhibit Case and Lower Level Exhibit Cases

Since age 10 Tim Chadwick has been collecting military items and other historical artifacts.  He maintains a sizable collection in Mechanicsburg PA with artifacts which span from the Civil War to present day.  Special areas of Interest within Tim’s Collection Include WWII divisional painted helmets, and War Bond posters. On the Main Floor Tim has displayed World War II artifacts of Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. who unsuccessfly ran for VP of the US in 1960 as the partner of Richard Nixon.  The Lower Level Exhibit includes various artifacts from World War I, including posters, uniforms, medals, etc.

The Peace Corps Turns 50: What’s It All about?

The Peace Corps Turns 50: What’s It All about?
March 3-31, 2011 - Lehman Library Main Floor Exhibit Area


Lehman Library is hosting an exhibit of various photos, artifacts and memorabilia provided by Returned Peace Corps Volunteers (RPVCs) who are members of our campus and local community. Some countries featured in the exhibit are: Liberia, Philippine Islands, Republic of Zaire, and Western Samoa. Come to the special Peace Corps program on March 29, 2011 to meet some RPCVs and hear about their experiences.

For information, please contact Chantana Charoenpanitkul (chchar@ship.edu or ext. 1634) or Joyce Harding (jyhard@ship.edu or ext. 3289) in Lehman Library.